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Santos hails first shipment of Barossa gas to Japan

Santos hails first shipment of Barossa gas to Japan

After legal challenges and pandemic delays, the first Barossa LNG shipment is bound for Japan, marking an "outstanding achievement" for Santos.

Man who killed father gets five years, partly suspended

Man who killed father gets five years, partly suspended

Man who killed father gets five years, partly suspended

Man who killed father gets five years, partly suspended

A man who bashed his father, who then drowned in a backyard pool, is set for release in November after being handed a five-year sentence, partly suspended.

Mistakes led to late search for desert walker: coroner

Mistakes led to late search for desert walker: coroner

Mistakes led to late search for desert walker: coroner

Mistakes led to late search for desert walker: coroner

Lack of communication about risk and urgency delayed a search for a man who was later found dead in a desert gully, a coroner has found.

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Call to dump administrator over social media posts

Call to dump administrator over social media posts

Past social media posts continue to haunt a territory's new administrator, with a peak Aboriginal body calling for him to be dismissed over his views on race.

Outback town mayor pulls out of Australia Day events

Outback town mayor pulls out of Australia Day events

Alice Springs will go ahead with Australia Day formalities without the mayor, who says the January 26 celebration harms parts of her community.

Federal MPs urge administrator to apologise over posts

Federal MPs urge administrator to apologise over posts

Criticism continues to mount over "offensive" social media posts by a newly appointed territory administrator, with a call for him to apologise.

Social media posts muddy appointment of administrator

Social media posts muddy appointment of administrator

Questionable social media posts by a newly announced territory administrator have sparked calls for his appointment to be reviewed.

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Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Chief minister stands by her cattleman as administrator

Social media posts now deleted raise questions over the selection of the former president of a cattlemen's association as a new territory administrator.

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

Drop in crime linked to tough law and order measures

The latest figures from a crime-ridden territory prove a tough law and order approach is working after a near 10 per cent offending drop, the government says.

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

No more male heckling through the wire for women inside

A new dedicated women's prison in a crime-troubled territory is aimed at improving rehabilitation outcomes away from adjacent compounds for male inmates.

More cars torched in remote community unrest

More cars torched in remote community unrest

More cars torched in remote community unrest

More cars torched in remote community unrest

Hostile confrontations have continued in a troubled outback town where cars have been torched and brawlers brandished bladed weapons, police say.

'Offensive weapon': woman sentenced for crepe attack

'Offensive weapon': woman sentenced for crepe attack

'Offensive weapon': woman sentenced for crepe attack

'Offensive weapon': woman sentenced for crepe attack

A suspended sentence has been handed to a woman who pushed a crepe into a chief minister's face, with a judge describing the pastry as an "offensive weapon".

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Victim's family hails law reform triggered by tragedy

Tough bail laws triggered by a fatal stabbing have been hailed a year after their introduction, with the victim's family calling it his "lasting legacy".

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

It took a team of 18 people six days to remove the plastic, ghost nets and other debris from a remote Top End beach just 190 metres long.

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It's all in the name for the outback town of Humpty Doo

It's not clear how a Top End town came to be called Humpty Doo, but locals aren't fussed and a pub is cashing in on the stand-out name.

Medical mistakes led to grandmother's death: coroner

A grandmother from a remote Indigenous community died in hospital following a chain of medical failures, a coroner said.

More unrest, cars torched in remote community

A series of brawls involving people armed with weapons has erupted in a remote, troubled community amid ongoing unrest, with three cars torched.

Huge croc caught near tourist spot prompts warnings

Exceptional wet season rainfall is driving increased crocodile movement across the Top End, prompting renewed warnings for people to be "crocwise" around water.

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Man shot with crossbow bolt in remote community brawl

A spate of remote community fights have erupted in a crime-troubled territory, with elders urged to help restore calm after a man was shot with a crossbow bolt.

Woman's death in custody a medical incident, police say

The death of a mother of five in an outback town's watch house has highlighted shortcomings in measures to protect detainees' health.

Assisted dying laws to be tabled in territory mid-year

Three decades after assisted dying laws were first passed in Australia, then overturned, a hold-out jurisdiction is preparing new legislation to allow it again.

Crocodile caught in creek where children were swimming

A veteran Top End wildlife ranger is "still catching the handbags" after trapping his first crocodile of the year where children had been swimming.

Search suspended for body seen floating in harbour

Authorities have suspended the search for a man whose body was seen floating in a vast harbour but police are still inquiring into his identity.

Divers brave crocs in search for body seen in water

The sighting of the body of an unidentified man in a Top End harbour has prompted an extensive search including divers braving waters where a croc was seen.

Man killed in outback Boxing Day stabbing

One man is dead and a second is in police custody after a Boxing Day stabbing at a remote Aboriginal community in Central Australia.

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